The Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety (MATES) Program
On April 29th, 2016 the Advanced Maritime Venture Ltd. Training Center Croatia has been determined to be operating in accordance with the requirements of, and found to be in compliance with,

Second officer admitted responsibility in accident and death aboard fishing vessel. The court sentenced the man to 12 months in prison, reduced to eight months for causing fatal ferry crash off Rosyth, Scotland in August 2010.
Pasquale Miccio pleaded guilty

It is universally recognised as one of the greatest inventions of the modern world, one that completely changed the way in which business has been done since the 20th century and really and truly made the world a smaller place and the

The Navigation Skills Assessment Program® (NSAP®), devel-oped by MITAGS-PMI, is a risk-based measurement tool to assess a mariner’s performance in the simulator, focused specifically on the core skills required of licensed deck officers as defined by

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has amended the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention to require that a packed container’s gross weight be verified before the container can be loaded on board a ship
The new rule will come into

EIJING, April 20 (Reuters) – China will encourage ships flying its flag to take the Northwest Passage via the Arctic Ocean, a route opened up by global warming, to cut travel times between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a state-run

It would appear that the wishes of some delegations and NGOs that the IMO would ignore the decision to exclude shipping as a separate entity at COP21 and agree concrete action for the industry have been thwarted at MEPC69

ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the global marine and offshore industries, has released an enhanced version of its Guidance for Reducing Port State Control Detention. The new Guidance provides the most updated information for maintaining

BIMCO and the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) have today jointly issued the first definitive voyage charter party – LNGVOY – designed for the expanding LNG spot market. During the development process, BIMCO and GIIGNL consulted with

The recommended International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers will remain at its current level of $ 614 basic pay per month until at least 2018. That equates to approximately 431 GBP, 538 Euros, 808 Australian dollars and